New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation, 1952. First American Edition. American edition of Akutagawa's best-known collection of work, first published in English (in Japan) by the Charles E. Tuttle Co. in 1952. The stories were written by Akutagawa between 1915-1921, published in literary magazines. The first two stories, "In A Grove"..... More

Highlands, NC: The Jargon Society, 1978. First Edition. First Printing. Square quarto (21.5cm); pictorial card wrappers; [6],7-45,[3]pp; illus. Wrappers toned at spine and extremities, a bit dust-soiled, with a few faint stains to left edge of rear cover; contents clean; Very Good or better. Issued by Jonathan Williams as Jargon..... More

Chicago: The Reilly & Lee Co., [ca.1946]. An attractive copy of the eleventh Oz book. Reprint. Octavo (23.5cm); beige cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in black on spine, and color title leaf mounted to front cover; dustjacket; 312,[2]pp; with black and white illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to "This..... More

Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Publishers, 1913. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.25cm); cobalt blue cloth titled in gilt, with key motif embossed onto front cover; [viii],408pp, with frontispiece and four plates of black & white illustrations by Frank Snap. Inscribed by the author in a contemporary hand on the front..... More

London: Hart-Davis, MacGibbon Ltd, 1973. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo (23.5cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; [vi],145,[1]pp; illus. Signed by Bradbury and Mugnaini on the title page. Eight tiny spots to lower edge of textblock, else very Near Fine in a Near Fine dustjacket..... More

New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1953. First American Edition. The author's fourth book, a collection of 22 stories culled from the pages of various pulp magazines. First Printing. Octavo; dark gray cloth, with titles stamped in yellow on spine; dustjacket; 250pp; illus. Signed and dated in ballpoint pen by..... More

Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, Inc., 1992. First Separate Edition. First illustrated edition of Bradbury's time-travel story, first published in the pages of Playboy in 1984. During their decades-long friendship and correspondence, the two men were diligent about inscribing and exchanging books with each other. Safire deeply admired Bradbury's writing, notably..... More

New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, 1985. First Edition. The concluding volume in Brooks's best-selling Sword of Shannara Trilogy. "One of the most commercially successful Tolkien retreads, Brooks's saga substitutes a magic sword for the eponymous ring and elves for hobbits, but retains all the essential tragi-comic elements of..... More

Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1998. First Edition. A series of Bukowski's journal entries from 1991-1993, illustrated throughout with Crumb's trademark black and white pen illustrations. Lettered copies uncommon. Krumhansl 156d. Deluxe Issue, one of six copies specially bound and designated for use by the author, publisher, and members within..... More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. First Edition. Short story chronicling the events surrounding a man's visit to his wife in a mental hospital. The second of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. Basis for David Morrisey's short film adaptation (2000). Krumhansl 79c. Deluxe Issue, one..... More

Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1984. First Edition. Terrific story about the final act of a washed-up comic, illustrated throughout in Crumb's trademark style. There's No Business was the third of four projects Bukowski collaborated on with Crumb during his lifetime. In a letter to the last owner (which is..... More

Tarzana, CA: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., 1947. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo (19.75cm); royal blue pebbled paper-covered boards, with titles stamped in reddish-brown on spine and front cover; red topstain; dustjacket; [iv],[10],11-314,[2]pp, with frontispiece and four plates of illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs. Fine in a Fine dustjacket, with the..... More

West Hatfield, MA: Pennyroyal Press, Inc., 1982. Limited Edition. One of 350 numbered copies specially bound and signed by the illustrator on the colophon, this being copy no.7. Folio (43cm); binding by Gray Parrot in full burgundy crushed morocco titled in gilt on spine, with large gilt-stamped crowns on covers..... More